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01-29-2011, 05:35 PM
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This is a funny example because I can't look in the mirror and blow dry my hair! I had no depth perception for the longest time too. How about you? I'd fall off curbs. I had to have someone cross the street with me because I'd walk then look for traffic!
01-29-2011, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by mistycatbaby
This is a funny example because I can't look in the mirror and blow dry my hair! I had no depth perception for the longest time too. How about you? I'd fall off curbs. I had to have someone cross the street with me because I'd walk then look for traffic!
see if you can get a DR to check you out for Vestibular Damage.
has a lot to do with balance issues also as well as the ones from the brain injury. H*U*G*S
01-29-2011, 06:11 PM
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I have seen an ophthamologist. I'm fine now that way. It took awhile to get those things working well again. I also had no sense of smell. Couldn't follow a recipe or read for ages. I couldn't cook for years.
01-29-2011, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by dreamer2009
Originally Posted by mistycatbaby
Hi. I agree. I have wonderful detail recall from before my accident. I have a terrible time with recall after it. Learning new things takes many rehearsals. I bought a sewing machine that practically threads itself because I found threading a machine really difficult. I tried a shadow lap quilt and got the shadow pieces in the wrong places. I'm going to finish the quilt but it was frustrating. I find spatial things really difficult. Also processing directions is another exercise in frustration. I went to an occupational therapist for a couple of years who led me step by step in making my first simple sewing project.
For others who are reading this here is an example:
you want to blo-dry your hair.
you look in mirror, blo-dryer raised ready to dry hair.
Not a simple thing to do. The brain has to try and match all movements to what it is seeing in mirror. Spacially this is a problem; and not so easy.
01-30-2011, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by whitediamond00
I don't think I know what a stacked coin quilt looks like. Do you have a picture of the pattern? Your fabrics are lovely.
http://www.connectingthreads.com/pat...__D991465.html
